29yrswithaGApass Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Wow, there are so many answers to your question I want to think this one over! Where to begin?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 For anyone wondering, Kingda Ka reopened about an hour before closing last night. Joker was closed for "maintenance" as I was told. Also, the log flume was shut down around 7:30 due to one log flume being dislodged and stuck underneath another log. This was right at the end of the turntable when the logs are released into the trough... Not sure how it happened but they looked stuck pretty good. Edit: http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/joeyc98/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpeg.html YOur correct not enough water in the flume. The water level on the attraction should be during operation to the bottom of the rocks in the man made lagoon ...thus allowing the log to float out of the turntable...and the should be enough water in the flume it self to float the logs along without bottom scrapping. As a former log flume ops cast member Ive said it before we had more water in it then and the pumps ran faster...giving the ride a total of 2000 guest per hour. If you look at early vidios of it youll see the spped and number of logs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 ^ What do you estimate the current guests per hour figure to be? I wonder how much this really ends up saving on energy and water. Can it be that much, considering most of the water is recycled anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think the ride gets a little scary when the water level is high, especially before the first drop on the peninsula. You are way too high at that point to go over the edge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Well at the top of that curve is a back wash area which used to hit the log almost head on and slow down its approch to the shoot. and the allow the log to pick speed as i moved along the streight away to spill way giving th log enough motion to allow it to climb up. The other side before final approch turns to lift 2. Now according to the spot light the guest count per hour is 1250. Thank you 29yrs Edited July 28, 2016 by FlumeOp1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogolo Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Last night I was talking to 2 people while roasting on Nitro's break run. It was their first time at GAdv and I commented on how lucky there were that the park was not crowded. They mentioned that they tried to get flashpass when they first got to the park and they wouldn't even sell it to them and tld them it wasn't needed. I was very happy to hear this...two thumbs up to GAdv for not stealing peoples money!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 ^That's classy but frankly silly. If the system is open for the day, they shouldn't turn down business from people -- even if they're stupid or uninformed enough to want to buy it on an empty day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansHockey Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 ^That's classy but frankly silly. If the system is open for the day, they shouldn't turn down business from people -- even if they're stupid or uninformed enough to want to buy it on an empty day. Doing things like this is better for business in the long run though. Those people will be more inclined to come back another day and tell their friends and families about how great their experience was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansHockey Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 Anyone going today? I'm debating going to hurricane harbor if it actually opens since with his weather the crowds might not be so bad and I still haven't gone there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I have seen people using Q bots on light crowd days. Probably varies with whoever is on duty. Consistency has never been GADV ' S long suit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Great Adventure is in the news again for telling someone they are dressed inappropriately http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/style/this-girl-is-speaking-out-after-six-flags-allegedly-enforced-sexist-dress-code/ar-BBv6xpi?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP I guess the guard didn't like that he could see a hint of her bra through her shirt? Its hard to tell from the picture but I think her outfit would be tame compared to others I see in the park. I think she should have been let back in no problem. I'm guessing the first time in she want passed some of the younger guards to the left side. When she reentered she was on the right side, near or in the bags free lane with the older guards. I'm not sure why its a surprise to people that seeing a guys chest though his shirt but to see a woman's chest might get a rise out of some people. She could have just did what she did by switching tope then back again later but why make a big deal of it. Fair or not, was she really that offended. Edited August 2, 2016 by scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungPup Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Seems like she's trying to make it into a bigger thing than it really is. And she said she pointed out some guy who had a see through shirt and cut outs where his nipples were? XD Are you kidding me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 My biggest annoyance with this whole thing.. who thinks a metal detector picks up the color of a bra?! It detects METAL! There's no lights! I had to go through the metal detecters again, which had lights that picked up the neon light blue bralette I was wearing under my T-shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 The only thing a metal detector can detect about a bra is the underwire. I agree her top was rather tame as I have women wearing much more skimpy tops in GADV including bikini tops. At the same time she is making a overly big deal about the incident just as the guards making an overly big deal of her attire. Just a case of two wrongs here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 It actually took me a while to realize when I first discussed this story, but the top is see-through. It's not as apparent since they took the picture in the shade of the skyway, but that must be the reason for the guard turning them away. You can see her entire bra under the shirt and basically all of her cleavage, and it's probably much more apparent in sunlight. I'd say it's definitely against Six Flags' policy, so the guard was in the right for what he did. He even had a female guard come over to help with the situation, so the decision had a female's approval as well. Whether the Six Flags policy is "correct" is a different story. I personally think aiming for a "family friendly" atmosphere and dress code is perfect, which does include proper coverage. The difficult part is the discretion involved since every person is different and every piece of clothing is different. It would also be great if security was more consistent in their discretion and better enforced dress codes around the park after the initial entry screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Honestly I don't know what a bralette is when compared to a bra. Maybe I'm wrong and it doesn't cover much since the name to me sounds like a little bra. Maybe if she went for the sports bra she would not have had any trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gencx Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Last time I was at the park I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt with the F word printed on it clear as day. Park needs to get more consistent in their dress code enforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Honestly I don't know what a bralette is when compared to a bra. Maybe I'm wrong and it doesn't cover much since the name to me sounds like a little bra. Maybe if she went for the sports bra she would not have had any trouble. My girlfriend explained it to me. In the end, I think it's really still just a bra. It has more (thicker I believe) material, but not really enough material to be worn without a shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 And she did have a shirt but it was possibly somewhat see through (cant tell much from her photos). I wasn't suggesting she go without a shirt, I thought if she had a sports bra on under her shirt nobody would have thought twice about it. I think her look is becoming more normal and she may have been on the more conservative side of it. She was covered and probably fine for the park. My opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 The 90's Concert at the Park is now cancelled. That was about the best show they have had listed for the whole season, and they lost it. Want good act's in the Park, gotta' pay up. They would rather have reigious concert's for some "god" lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungPup Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) The 90's Concert at the Park is now cancelled. That was about the best show they have had listed for the whole season, and they lost it. Want good act's in the Park, gotta' pay up. They would rather have reigious concert's for some "god" lol. It was probably cancelled because people didn't buy tickets. Not sure what religion has to do with any of this. They just had Troye Sivan there, who pulled in a huge amount of people, including me. They've had like 1 or 2 religious concerts the entire year. Edited August 3, 2016 by YoungPup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Screamscape reported today that ANOTHER person was chastised for wearing an "inappropriate" shirt. Once you read it, you'll see how cringeworthy the situation was. Here's the full story: http://www.self.com/trending/2016/08/six-flags-said-this-womans-shirt-was-inappropriate-on-her-but-not-on-her-guy-friend/ EDIT: sorry, it's the same woman as yesterday. Screamscape only reported on it today. My bad! Edited August 3, 2016 by nbadude44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Screamscape reported today that ANOTHER person was chastised for wearing an "inappropriate" shirt. Once you read it, you'll see how cringeworthy the situation was. Here's the full story: http://www.self.com/trending/2016/08/six-flags-said-this-womans-shirt-was-inappropriate-on-her-but-not-on-her-guy-friend/ EDIT: sorry, it's the same woman as yesterday. Screamscape only reported on it today. My bad! This is the same story we're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbadude44 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Yeah, sorry. I just edited my last post a few minutes ago. Screamscape just posted about it today, so I thought it was a different story. My bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Looking at the picture again you can see everything when with the shirt on her and you see nothing when its on him. I'm sure its the way the light hits it. Anyway. Everyone is making a big deal about it being OK for him but not for her. Like it or not there is a difference between a guy having a see through shirt on and a girl. Its the society we live in. In Europe nobody would have blinked an eye but right or wrong that is the way it is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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